Water color paint box



y 1939- c. c. COYNWAY. JR., by AL 2,165,345

WATER COLOR PAINT BOX Filed June 29, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 11, 1939. c. c. CONWAY. JR., HAL 2365,3545

WATER COLOR PAINT BOX Filed June 29, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5 .W# W mm WJ W r C 3 am Patented July 11, 193 9 UNITED STATES WATER COLOR PAINT BOX Carle 'C. Conway, Jr., and Charles C". Morrison, New York, N. Y., assignors to Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application June 29, 1938, Serial No. 216,567

7 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in paint boxes, and more particularly to improvements in a sheet metal water color paint box which is so shaped and constructed that it presents a relatively heavy and substantial appearance.

According to the present invention, the water color paint box is made of sheet metal and is provided with brush, paint and mixing receptacles. For this purpose, the paint box is illustrated as including a base section having paint and brush receptacles, and a cover section having receptacles which may be used for mixing when the cover is removed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a paint box which is so constructed as to permit the circulation of air when the box is closed for the purpose of drying any water left therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal paint box of the above type, wherein the cover and base sections are slightly spaced apart when the box is closed for permitting the circulation of air through the interior of the box for drying purposes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal paint box of the above type, wherein the base and cover sections are provided with flanges adapted to frictionally engage when the box is closed and wherein the flanges are maintained in spaced relationship so as to permit the circulation of air.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal paint box of the above type, which is inexpensive to manufacture, which is strong and durable, and which is particularly adapted for use in schools or the like in that the paint boxes are constructed so that they can be stacked one upon the other, thus occupying a minimum amount of space.

The above and other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the assembled paint box.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the base section with the cover removed.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the assembled paint box, taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the assembled paint box, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure l.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the paint box is illustrated as being substantially rectangular in shape, and as being formed from sheet metal. The base section it] is provided with a depending peripheral flange II. the lower edge of which is curled, as at I2, so that no sharp edges are exposed. The horizontal portion of the base section In is provided with a series of apertures, the edges l3 of which are pressed downwardly and are then offset inwardly, as at M, in order to provide a peripheral shoulder. The free edges l5 of the offset portions [4 are curled outwardly so that the sharp edges are not exposed. The base section H3 is also provided with a longitudinal recess 1 6 which affords a receptacle for a brush B.

The offset portions M of the edges l3 around ings in the base section. The paint receptacles I1 are thus removably supported by the base section. The upper edges of the paint receptacles I! are supported around the openings in the base section so that they are substantially flush with the top thereof. The bottom of each of the paint receptacles is disposed substantially above the lower edge of the depending flange II, as is the bottom of the brush holding recess I6. The horizontal surface of the base section It is provided with a plurality of upward projections l 9 which serve to support the cover slightly spaced from the top of the base section in a manner to be hereinafter fully pointed out. The flange II on the base section If] is provided with a plurality of vertical outwardly extending ribs along the sides thereof. The flange Ii is also provided with vertical ribs 20a. at the ends of the base section. .The purpose of these vertical ribs is to provide frictional engagement between the cover and the base section, and to maintain the cover flange spaced from the flange H in a manner to be hereinafter fully pointed out.

The cover section 2| is shaped to provide transverse ribs 22 which define mixing receptacles 23. These recesses, when the cover is removed, provide mixing receptacles. The peripheral edgeof the cover 2| is bent downwardly, as at 24, and' outwardly, as at 25, and then downwardly to provide a depending flange 26, the peripheral edge of which is curled, as at 21, to provide a strengthening bead which does not present any rough or sharp edges of metal.

When the cover 2| is placed on the base section ill, the cover flange 26 will engage the vertical ribs, 26, 20a on the base flange l I in order to frictionally maintain the paint box closed. The upward projections E9 on the base section Ill will engage the outwardly extended portion of the cover 2| so as to limit the downward movement of the cover toward closing position. Thus, the outward bead 21 at the lower end of the cover flange 26 will be maintained spaced from the upper edge of the bead l2 on the base flange ll.

Similarly, the vertical ribs 20, 20a. on the base flange II will maintain the cover flange 26 spaced from the base flange ll between adjacent ribs. Thus, air is permitted to pass between the beads at the ends of the cover and base flanges upwardly between the flanges. The circulation of air through the closed paint box will efiect a drying of any water left therein so as to prevent the paint in the receptacles I 1 from becoming soft.

The cover 2| is provided adjacent the ends thereof with outward projections 28 substantially at the point where the downwardly and outwardly extending wall portions 24, 25 merge into one another. As shown in Figure 3, the paint boxes can be stacked one upon the other. Thus, the inner edge of the bead l2 on the base flange H is adapted to contact with the outwardly extending portion 25 on the cover so that one box can be supported upon another. The outward projections 28 on the cover are adapted to engage the inner surface of the base flange H in order to properly position one box upon the other and prevent relative sliding therebetween. Thus, the top surface of the cover 2| is adapted to extend into the space within a superimposed base flange, as shown in Figure 1. The bottoms of the paint receptacles l7 and the brush recess l6 are disposed above the top of the cover 2| of the paint box immediately thereunder, as shown in Figure 1.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the present invention provides a sheet metal paint box which aflords a heavy and rather solid appearance, and which is strong and durable. The sheet metal construction is strengthened at vital points. The cover is maintained on the base section by frictional engagement and in such a manner that the interior of the closed paint box is ventilated. Thus, the circulation of air will effect a proper drying of the water colors. The cover, when removed and inverted, affords mixing receptacles. The paint receptacles are substantially oval in shape so as to eliminate the difficulty encountered in washing square or rectangular receptacles. The completed paint box is entirely free of raw edges of metal, and when assembled, can be stacked one upon another so as to occupy a minimum amount of space in storing. Thus, these paint boxes are particularly suited for use where there is a limited amount of space, as for instance, public schools or the like.

It is to be clearly understood that various changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles, a cover section providing mixing receptacles and adapted to frictionally engage the base section for closing the paint box, and means for maintaining the base and cover sections spaced apart when the box is closed for permitting the circulation of air therebetween.

'2. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles and including a depending flange, a cover providing mixing receptacles and having a depending flange adapted to frictionally engage the flange on said base section when the box is closed, and means for maintaining said flanges spaced apart when the box is closed for permitting the circulation of air therebetween.

3. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles and including a depending flange, a cover section providing mixing receptacles and having a depending flange adapted to frictionally engage the flange on said base section when the box is closed, and means including spaced projections disposed between the said flanges for maintaining the flanges spaced apart when the box is closed whereby to permit the circulation of air therebetween.

4. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles and including a depending flange provided with spaced outward projections, and a cover section having mixing receptacles and a depending flange adapted to frictionally engage said projections when the box is closed, said projections maintaining the said flanges spaced apart for permitting the circulation of air therebetween.

5. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles and including a depending flange, a cover section providing mixing receptacles and having a depending flange adapted to frictionally engage the flange on said base section when the box is closed, means for maintaining said flanges spaced apart for permitting the passage of air therebetween, and means for maintaining the inner surface of said cover section spaced slightly above the top of said base section for permitting the circulation of air admitted from between the flanges.

6. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles and including a depending flange, a cover section providing mixing receptacles and having a depending flange adapted to frictionally engage the flange on said base section when the box is closed, means for maintaining said flanges spaced apart for permitting the passage of air therebetween, and. spaced projections on the top of said base section for engaging the inner surface of said cover section and maintaining the cover section spaced above the top of said base section whereby to permit the circulation of air admitted from between the flanges.

7. A paint box comprising a base section having paint and brush receptacles and including a depending peripheral flange, a cover section having the edge thereof extending downwardly and outwardly and terminating in a depending flange adapted to frictionally engage the flange on said base section when the box is closed, and spaced projections extending outwardly from said cover section between the downwardly and outwardly extending portions at the edge thereof, the edge of the base flange on a superimposed box being adapted to engage the outwardly extending portion on a cover section thereunder and said projections being adapted to engage the inner surface of the superimposed base flange whereby to permit the stacking of boxes one upon the other.

. CARLE G. CONWAY, JR.

CHARLES C. MORRISON. 

